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Long weekend on points: Savannah (3 nights)

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Things change. Hours, fares and closures shift. Every fee below carries the date we read it on the owner's page. Four pages we wanted (City of Savannah, the City of Tybee Island parking page, First African Baptist Church, and the hotel chains' Savannah maps) either blocked our reader or returned no list, and we say so where it matters. Re-check anything marked "(We could not confirm this on the official site when we checked — confirm it there before you book.)" before you pay.

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Promise: Three nights in Savannah where the beds and flights come from points and your cash buys six well-chosen tickets.
Trip length: 3 nights / 4 days, Friday to Monday.
Best months: shoulder seasons are typical for coastal Georgia; we did not open a climate page, so check the National Weather Service for your dates. Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30, with most activity mid-August to mid-October (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Budget band: roughly $60 to $200 for sights and local transit for the whole weekend, before food, rideshare and lodging (see Chapter 8 for the fill-in sheet).
Best for: culture and history travelers with a points balance and a Friday-to-Monday window.
Base guides: our /guides/savannah-charleston/ covers the generic Savannah and Charleston itinerary; our /guides/hilton-head/ covers the island day trip. This guide covers only what changes for a points-funded weekend.

At a glance

Cheapest movement: CAT $1.50 per ride, $3.00 day pass, free transfers within 90 minutes (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Free: squares, river walk, Forsyth Park, Bonaventure Cemetery, the downtown DOT shuttle and the Savannah Belles Ferry.
Paid sights, stamped in their chapters: Telfair combo $30, SCAD $10, Pin Point $15, Wormsloe $12, Fort Pulaski $10, Tybee Light $14.
Schedule traps: Telfair closed Monday; SCAD closed Tuesday; Tybee Light closed Tuesday; Pin Point open only Thursday to Saturday.
Points: Chapter 7 holds the transfer paths from our chart and a blank-filled award search.
No hotel-chain presence is claimed in this guide; check each chain's map.